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V Muzzle-loading Fire-arm. No. 16,571. Patented Febl3, 1857.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ornion.

WILLIAM S. BUTLER, OF ROCKYHILL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BUTLER, SUGDEN& 00.,

OF SAME PLACE.

PISTOL.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

Tc all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM S. BUTLER, of the town of Rockyhill, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in the Manufacture of Pistols; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction, character, and operation of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which make a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1, is a view of the pistol with the sideof the stock removed, showing the structure and position of the internalparts. Fig. 2, is a view of that part, or side, of the stock, which mustbe removed to insert the hammer, trigger, and springs.

My improvement consists in making the pistol by casting the barrel, andframe, or main part of the stock, (with its internal projections andrecesses,) and the trigger guard, all in one piece.

I make the pistol of cast iron, or any other suitable metal, by castingthe barrel, A, frame, or main part of the stock, B, with its projectionson the concave surface, for holding the screws, as seen at a; b, and c,and to confine and sustain the mainspring, C, in its proper position, asseen at 0, (Z, and e, and spaces for the hammer, and trigger, as shownat g and h, and the trigger guard, D, all in one piece, as representedin Fig. 1.

I cast the barrel, A, solid, and drill the bore for the charge; or castit hollow, and finish it in the usual way, (though I prefer the former.)

I make, and insert, the tube, or nipple, E, (for the cap,) in the usualway.

I make the hammer, F, of malleable cast iron, substantially, in the formshown in Fig. 1, with two conical projections, pivots, or trunnions, oneof which is shown at 7:, Fig. 1, and the other is on the opposite side.

16,571, dated February 3, 1857.

These pivots, or trunnions work in conical recesses, or bearings, in thetwo parts of the stock, one of which is indicated by dots, at Z, Fig. 2.

I make the trigger of cast iron, substantially, in the shape shown at m,Fig. 1. This trigger is retained, and worked, in the lower part of theframe, or stock, by two projecting lips, shown at a, and the inner end,or sear part, is forced into the notches, near 0, by the spiral spring,shown at p, (or by any other suitable spring.)

I make the mainspring of steel, substantially, in the form shown at C,Fig. 1, and secure it between the projections, cl, and 6, while it restsagainst the curved projection, c, (to support it at different pointswhile bending) all as seen in Fig. 1. I cast the other part of thestock, substantially, in the form shown in Fig. 2, with screw holes, asat a, b, and 0, Fig. 2, and of the proper concavity on the inside toallow room for the movable parts to work freely, and a conical recess,as indicated, by dots, at l, to serve as a bearing for the trunnion, is,Fig. 1.

Having made the several parts of the pistol, as before described, Iplace the hammer, trigger, and springs, in their proper position, in theframe, or main part of the. stock, as shown in Fig. 1, and place theother part of the stock, Fig. 2, in its appropriate place, and secure itby the screws, a, b, and 0, Fig. 2, when the pistol will be ready foruse.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Constructing the pistol by casting the barrel, the frame, or main partof the stock, and guard, all in one piece, when the whole isconstructed, arranged, and made to operate, substantially, as hereindescribed.

WILLIAM S. BUTLER.

Vitnesses:

DAVID WIGHT, R. FITZGERALD.

